Designing Websites with Privacy in Mind

As more countries and states pass their privacy laws, websites are increasingly subject to privacy design requirements. Unfortunately, these requirements are not frequently discussed with website designers, leaving websites non-compliant and businesses at risk of fines and lawsuits.

In this talk, I will discuss how to build privacy-focused websites, from designing ways to obtain proper consent, to avoiding dark patterns, and ensuring that the design stands up to the test of changing privacy legislation.

What You’ll Learn

  • Why we should design websites with privacy in mind
  • Who is responsible for privacy compliance
  • What is privacy by design
  • How to be proactive, not reactive
  • What not to do when designing for privacy
  • Best practices to ensure you factor in privacy in your design